Synopsis
Booth
Published by Samuel French Inc
5 Male 3 Female
Junius, needing a companion to keep him company and to keep him sober or try to takes the shy, inarticulate young Edwin on the road with him
As they travel across America, a complicated relationship develops between the violent but loving father and his adoring but ambitious son which results in Edwin taking his first steps as an artist and a man, in the near destruction of the family, and finally, in the death of Junius
"A fascinating play. . . . Pendleton has approached a delicate task with that care and intuitive skill which often marks the actor playwright" ~ N.Y. Post
"A dark edged, often witty celebration of the thespian's disjointed world" ~ N.Y. Times
"The most intriguing monster to hit the Rialto since Tony Kushner's Roy Cohn.... Rivetting as it details the shifting tides of admiration and contempt between Junius and Edwin" ~ N.Y. Daily News